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| Unforgettable views |
We headed to the bus station confident now in where we were going.
With about 15 minutes to find our bus we were relaxed and ready for a simple
day of fun. Well of course, not quite. The bus system really isn’t complicated
as long as you are looking for the right buss. We weren’t. Thankfully 2 minutes
before departure time Jill realized the bus we were trying to find wasn’t here
because it’s the one we connect to in Aubagne, our faces lit up as we looked
about 200 yards down the sidewalk at the bus we should have been looking for.
RUN! We sprinted to the bus and were the last 4 people on before it pulled away;
so much for a calm morning. Thankfully our second bus was very easy to find,
especially since we had been looking for it all day long.
When we arrived in
cassis we waited a bit for our teacher to arrive and pick us up to go to lunch. We met up with our teacher she was so excited to see us that she forgot
where she parker her car. Oops! Thankfully an old Italian man noticed we were
lost and walked us to where he believed our parking lot was. A few minutes
after sending us off, we saw him chasing after us, he realized he pointed us in
the wrong direction and wanted to make sure we didn’t get completely lost,
which was so nice. Another little angel on our trip
We finally made it to our lunch spot and it was breath
taking. The café we ate at felt as though it was on top of that water. We sat
for a while gazing at the beautiful water talking and eating delicious food. I
had the eggplant parmesan, it was the best I have ever tasted.
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| From the Rock |
We wrapped up lunch a little later then expected and headed
out to the rock. The spot that we laid out was most certainly the locals’ area.
The French really do have hidden spots that they go to, and laugh at the
Americans one the rocky beach, who would have thought. We were on a giant
boulder away from all noise and distractions. It was amazing. Our little group
were the only people who knew what a bathing suit was on the entire rock, which
really proved we were in the locals terrain. We laid in awe under the over cast
sky, and then decided to take a dip in the Mediterranean.
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| Our class |
The water looked cold, and I could tell it was freezing when
Sarah-Beth jumped off of the rock one color, and reappeared from beneath the
water with no color at all. I plunged in and felt my skin burn, and my muscles
tense up for a moment until everything went numb. At that point it became
serene again. In my head I thought to my self “how could I ever forget this
moment, jumping into the freezing Mediterranean with my teacher for class, this
is what studying abroad is all about”
The day ended abruptly due to the train schedule.
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| About to jump into the Mediterranean |
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| Hi! |
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| In the water |
We made it back to Aix safely, only missing one of the
busses due to a traffic jam, over all we did pretty well with self-transporting.
We got back to the apartment and finished our homework while our friends eagerly
waited to go out and have fun with us. We were slightly exhausted from our day,
but knowing that they would be leaving in a few days, and that it was ladies
night buy one get one drinks, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go out. Sorry
sickness, you will have to wait until I get back to the states.
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